Frijid Pink

Detroit hard rockers Frijid Pink formed in 1967, originally comprised of singer Thomas Beaudry (stage name Kelly Green), guitarist Gary Ray Thompson, bassist Tom Harris, keyboardist Larry Zelanka, and drummer Richard Stevers. After two years of relentless touring throughout the southeast Michigan area, the group -- substituting Harris with Beaudry on bass -- signed with the Parrot label in 1969. Although their first two singles, "Tell Me Why" and "Drivin' Blues," failed to attract much attention, their third effort for the company -- a distorted, guitar-heavy interpretation of "The House of the Rising Sun" -- reached the Top Ten on the U.S. pop charts, becoming an even bigger hit overseas. Frijid Pink's self-titled debut LP followed in 1970, as did the follow-up Defrosted; subsequent singles including "Sing a Song for Freedom" and "Heartbreak Hotel," however, failed to match earlier successes, and after 1972's Earth Omen the group did not reenter the studio until recording 1975's All Pink Inside, disbanding soon after. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

their first album was all over the place musically, everything from Blue Cheer to Ten Years After, didn't seem to know what direction to go into, but it seems like they finally got their act together on Earth Omen, doing more Uriah Heep-type music.

4 years ago

raf19567020

I SAW THESE GUYS IN GERMANY WHEN I WAS STATIONED THERE THEY WERE UNBELIEVABLE I THOUGH THEY WAS LOCAL COME TO FIND OUT THEY WAS FROM DETROIT HOW BOUT THAT

4 years ago

mosherberman

christ this puts eric burdon to shame, this vocalist proves just cause you haven't talent doesn't mean you'll make it big time

I first heard them when they had just hit the album charts. If you listen carefully you can hear buried riffs and guitar antics like most late 60's and early 70's bands. Their cover of "Animals" House of is still the best today !

It's a good cover ... but I don't think the vocal has anything like the soulful grittiness of Eric Burdon's rendition. The guitar work in this is pretty stong, though. Sort of a pre-metal approach to the blues.